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Jan. 9, 1923.

W. C. KSNER,

TRAP NEST.

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W. C. KISNER.

TRAP NEST.

men MAY 4.1922. 5 SHEUSSHEU s` Inventor W. C. KISNER.

RAP NEST Jan. 9, 1923.

SHEETSSHEEI -l FILED MAY 4,1922.

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W. C. KISNER.

TRAP NEST.

FILED MAY 4.1922.

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50E di y figg@ BWM orney `Uliil'l`llfl1) STATES PATENT OFFI WILLIAM c. irrsnnn, or wnrson, weer VIRGINIA.

V'nur N'Esm.

To all, whom t 'may ooncewz 4lfle it linouni that I, WILLIAM C. KisNEn, arcitizen of the United States o'iutmerics.r md resident of .Vatson, jcount-yet Marion, and State of lVest Virginia, lia-ve invented certain newnnd useful Improvement-s in TrdpNests, of which the following is a specification. Y

`This invention relates broadly to trepnests for poultry, and it has for its primary objectto provide ein epperatusembodying s, nest and meohencal means-'for trapping or V confiningn hen to said nest and for releasing such henlfollowing the deposit of an egg in the nest.

A further object is to provide en appa/- retus of the character mentioned in which the hen isy trapped following entrance upon the `ne'st,iii whichthe henis released automatically' through the deposit of :in egg,`and in which the hen eifects resetting of the parts of the mechanism in departing from the -nest ngen funnel object is to provides) an apparatus ofv the character mentioned Ineens whereby is effected registration of hens released from the nest in o manner nifording identification of snidhens.

With these end other objects in `View the invention yresides in the features of conetrucf tion, arrangement of arts and combinations -of elements which w1 hereinafter be :fully described, reference being had to the accompli-Ilying drawings, in which- Figure l is a lonlgitndinalsection of the invention, showing t c various parts occupynv their initial operative positions;

aiigure 2 is a, horizontal sectional eleva,- tion of the same, the section being taken on line 2 2, Fig, 1; p

Figure 5l is a. similar section teken sub stcntually on line 3f3, Fig. l'

Fifrure 4 is a top plsu view of the re inovzile bose with the egg-receiver mounted in lace thereon;

ligure 5 is n rear end elevation of the invention;

Figure 6 is n detail section taken substentially on lineG-G, Fig. 3;

Figure 7 isv n. sideelevntion of the tape Vcarrying and advancingA mechanism;

lippncepn mea May 4,4922. serial No. ssszf.

of the character employed for the passage of the spirelly ribbed portion of the doorsu )porting rods.

ofen-ing to said drawings, l indicates the upright lower section `of a4 c lindiical casing which is mounted upon a. etachcble bese 2` scid buse having an upright annular fiange 3 which is embraced by the lower end of seid casing section. Located at esutcble elevation, within said casing section l is a short, concentricelly disposed sleeve 4, the seme being carried by horizontally disposed supporting brackets 5 which are' mounted upon the casing walls. Telescoped Within and adapted iorverticnl movement with respeet to seid sleeve 4 is a tubular member 6 formed ait-the apex of e widely flared or conical vessel or nest 6 which normally oc copies e position with-its upper edge Ioceted adjacent to the walls of thecesing scc tion l near the upper end of the-letter.

Theupper end` of the casing section 1 has o. slightly reduced neck portion liwhich is embraced by the lower end of an upper cylindrical casing section 7 which removably seats upon scid section l, forming a, nest compartment.- Provided inthe front side of seid casing section 7 is an entrance doorway S having Vessorziated therewith a pair of com- Elementally related swinging doors 9 wherejf access for hens through said doorway is controlled. Each of said doors has its outer edge fixed upon an upright rod 10 which is mounted for rotary 'movement to permit swinging to and from closing relation to Suid doorway. The upper ends of said rods l() are received by und ere rotatable in holes 1l provided therefor in u laterally extending flange 12.for med on the-top -13 of the upper easing section 7, and the lower end portions of said rods are directed through the horizontal ledge 14 which, through the production of the neck l", is formed on the casing section 1. The extreme lower ends of said rods rest upon un outwardly directed top (hinge 6" formed upon the funnel shaped nest G, as is best shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings. The port-ion of each of said rods which penetrates the ledge 14 has formed thereon awspira-l thread orv rib l5, and the openings or holes 16 in said ledge coni'orm substantially in size und shape to the cross section of the ribbed portions of the rods, so that when seid rods are elevated or lowered rotary movement will be imparted thereto.

The arrangement of the ribs 15 and the holes 16 is euch that when. the nest 6 occupies its normal position, said doors will be maintained in open position, and when said nest is lowered, the doors are actuated to swing to doorway-cloein position actuated by their weight combine with that of the s. Provided in the upper casing section 7 in a position. diametrcally op osite the entrance doorway 8 is au exit oorway 170011 trolled by a pair of complementari doors 18 which are mounted upon rods 19. Said rods 19 substantially' corres ond with` the rods 10, except that their ower end s are directed through the top flan 6" of the nt 6 and have nuts 20 the ed thereon into seated relation to theV u perV face of said flange and have nuts 21 t ed thereon at a s coed distance from the under face of sai Harige, and the ribs 22 of said rods 19 have a reverse winding. Thus, when the nest 6 occupies its normal elevated position, the doors 18 are held closed; and when said nest is lowered throughout a pre determined distance, the rods 19 are drawn downward therewith for actuating said doors to swing to open position.

The exit doorway 17 opens from the casing 7 into the forward 'end of a chamber or compartment 23 within u substantially rectangular casing 2i which has its reur, or outer, end controlled by complementul swinging doors 25, these doors being preferably of wire-sereen ty e and having their vertical supporting ro s 25 mounted at their upper ends in the top of saidcasin 24 and at their lower ends in a horizonte bar 26 carried by the `front end of the bottom of said casing. The lower end portions of said rods have spiral threads or ribs 27 and operate through holes 28 provided for in said bar 26, the arran ment be' such that the weight of the oors 25 maintains said rods lowered to positions in which said doors occupy closed positions. Said doors 25 do not meet in their said closed positions, but are separated to provide an inten mediate space o such width that the head of a hen may be thrust outward between the doors preliminary to forcin the same open to permit of her departure, ollowmg which said doors automatically return to closed position.

Carried exteriorly upon opposite sides of the conical portion o the nest 6 are depending nest'supporting lugs 29 which are mounted upon the 4parallel front end portions 30 of com anion frame members des.- igna'ted generaly by the reference cheracter 30. Said frame members, which occupy substantially horizontal positions, converge from said end portions 30a into meeting relation` as shown at 30, and the meeting portion 30 is extended outward through n vertical slot 31 provided therefor in the rear side of the lower casing section 1. Further, said meeting portion 30 is pivotally mounted within said casing sec tion u n a pivot-pin 32 carried by supporting rar-kets 33 mounted on said casing at opposite sides of said slot. Outside said 'casing section said frame members` first diverge and then extend rearward forming substantiallv parallel rear end portions Supported by said end portions 30 are certain mechanisms which will hereinafter be described and which serve as a couhterbalance whereby the forward end of said frame is normally held elevated fo Vinipport-inyg thc nest G in its normal elevad position.

:ls hereinbefore stated. the entrance doors 9 ure normally lield in open 'tion, being actuated to assume said position liy the u ward pressure or for'ce eiterted u n t e lower ends of the door-carrying i' s l() by the elevated nest 6. However, when n. hen enters between seid open doors 9 und steps upon Said nest (i, the wei ht so imposed upon the nest. overcomes dit df `the mechani'sih borne by the outer end of the fiiame 30, und the said frame consequently 4swings upon its pivot 32, allowing lowerihg of said nest throughout the short disttnce necessu'r to allow the entrance doors 9 to 'r-lose. 'which distance, however. is nsilllicient to initiate opening of the exit doors 18, due to the fact that the nuts 2l borne by the lower ends of the rods 1'9 nre nc't engaged until the limit of said lowering movement of the nest hns been reached.

A horizontal pin 35 has its iher end normully projecting inward through a hole 36 provided therefor in the sleeve 4 and forme a stop upon which the tubular 'iemher G' of the nest seats when the latter assumes the lowered position above referred to. Said pin is supported for longitudinal movement by the sleeve-embracing portion 5' of the adjacent bracket 5 undhy u web 3T connecting the substantially parallel members of a bracket 38 which is 'station arily supported in a suitable manner. as by said bracket A spiral piti-encircling spring 39 having its outer end resting against said web 37 and its o positie end against u cross-pin 4() carried y said pin 35 tends to maintain the kunt in the ihwnrdly thrust position indicated. A flexible cord 4l huS one end attached to the outer end of said pin 35, thence is over a small pulley 42 carried 'the outer end of said bracket 38, and 'his its 'tppote end attached to the u 'er and of one of the substantall 'au 'arms 43 of a frame in.-` il' iii' 'ifi a hibric or netting 45 of r other suitlble material which underlies Ble sleeve 4 'it a suitebl(` distance from the latter. Said 'inns 43 are pivotally mounted on said bracket llo ISU

38andfnormally support, said netting 45 in La substantially horizontal position.

When an -e'g is deposited by the hen on the nest, it ro downward to the tubular member 6' and thence drops through the lat- Y. ter andthe sleeve 4 to the netting 45. The

weight of the egg upon Said netting acts to effect swinging o the latter with its frame 44 to an inclined position in which `movement of the netting frame 44 resultingV fromthe deposit of the e on the netting willl cause the upper end the arm 43 to which `the cord 41 is attached, as aforesaid1 to swing forward, thus, through the intermediacyof said cord and the pulley 42, drawing the pin outward against the tension of its spring 39. This movement of the pin results in its point being withdrawn from supporting relation to the nest, allow ing theflatter to drop to the limit of the downward movement thereof permitted by the sleeve 4; and, in said movement the doors 1 8 are actuated to open for releasing the hen from the nest, a downward drawing force being.then exerted upon the rods 19 by the descending nest.

Having entered the compartment 23 through the doorway 17, the hen is obli d in traversing said compartment to reac the doors 25, to step upon an ink-impre ated pad 48 mounted upon Vthe bottom of t e cas- 1n;;;24, and then upon a tape 49 of paper or other suitable material which is disposed in covering relation to a slightly elevated platform located within said com artment adjacent to seid doors25.l It is esi ned that eachhen having access to the nest s ll have fastened to one of its feet a marking device of the general character disclosed in a companion application filed May 4,V 1922, Serial No. 558,328, seiddevice com rising a foot-carried imprinting character w 'ch servesto distinguish each hen from the others. The character becomes inked through direct contact with the inking pad 48 when the hen steps on thc latter and an ink impression or transfer is then made upon the tape 49 as she crosses the platform 50. The hen is thus reliably credited with the egg which has been deposited in the egg-receiver as aforesaid.

The platform 50 consists of a plate disposed transversely of the outer end of the compartment 23 and having its opposite ends mounted upon upri ht supports 51 which are vertically moveblet roug openi 52 provided therefor in the bottom of t e casing 24. Said supports have their lower ends rigidly mounted upon the parallel end portions` 80 of the pivotally mounted frame 30. Consequently, said platform occupies a position elevated above the bottom of Seid casing 24 when the nest occupies its extreme lowered position assumed rior to departure of the hen therefrom. en the ben mounts said elevated platform, her added weight suices to depress said platform and through it, the rear end of the frame 30, whereby the nest is returned to its normal elevated position: and, as said nest assumes said position. it actuates the exit doors 18 to close and the entrance doors 9 to open, thus automatically resetting the apparatus, or preparing it for the next hen.

The tape 49 is provided in the forni of a roll 53 which is carried by a spindle 54 journaled in brackets 55 dependin'lfrom the under side of the casing 24. e te leeds from said rolls to and under a suitab e roller. as 56, journaled in bars 57 which are sus pended by hangers 58 from seid casi j, thence extends upward through a slot 59 m the bottom of said casin to and over rollers 34 located on op osite si es of the top of the platform 50, thence downward through a second slot 60 to and between rollers 61 and 62 by which traction is a plied for advancing said tape. Said rol ers 61 and 62 are journaled in the supporting bars 57, the larger roller 61 carryinglppon an end thereof a pinion 63 in mesh wi a. r 64 which is also journaled upon the adjacent end of u in or shaft 65 carried by the supporting ars 57. An arm 66 having an end pivoted at 67 upon the rear end of the adjacent framemember 30c carries a spring pressed dog 68 in engagement with the teeth of said er 64. Said arm is also pivoted intermeiate its ends upon the adjacent end of the shaft 65. Thus, when the nest 6 is initially depressed by a hen entering thereon, whereby is effected u ward movement of the outer ends 30 of 'e frame members, as aforesaid the arm 66 is thereby rocked upon said shaft 65 carrying said dog 68 downward and iniparting a detnite rota movement to said gear 64 whereby the ro er 61 is rotated forward throughout a distance which sulices to advance the tape 49 for removing from the platform 50 the length thereof which has neceived the ink imprint identifying the departing hen, and for presenting a new length of said tape on the platform for receivingr the identifying print nf the next hen.

The egg receiver hereinbefore referred to comprises a circular tray 69 which rests upon a plurality of rollers 70 journaled in lugs 71 carried by the removable bottom or base 2 of the lower cylindrical casing section 1. Said tray has removably mounted u n its upper face a circular pad 72, pre erably formed of heavy felt paper or like cushioning material, pressed into a shape providing a. plrlity of pockets *fi-71 adopted for the individuel recpiiqn-of'eggs as the letter are delivered ronith'e chute`4e6. li'vote'd upon a. stetioneryl portion of the supporting freine ga's upon 'e bracket 73, is the angle portion of a. 'bell-'orenk lever 74. One'zrrm of'said lever entends leterally and is pivote-ily attached to 'e -llr'g 7:5 carried on the under side of the nest 6, while the opposito arm extends dovmward'and han fornied upon its lower end e yoke I6 which loosely embracesV 'ai laterally disposed crank arm Zr formed upon o vertice] pin 4or spindle 'Z8 which 'extends through "a cent-ral opnin 79 in the tray 69 ndhas itslowerend sente as u pivot in ay centralsocket 80 provided thereA f or in the hase 2. rtchet wheel 81 is can rie'd by seid spindle `1"' 8 at e suiteble point.l ond `disposed .inoperative relition Ato said ratchet Wheel isa; :springt-pressed pawl 82 which is pivote'lly 'Inoiuit'el "'ponzseid tray. When, in the nuto'xnirtic resettln of the :1p1 pniati's, as herenibefore descri ed, the nest (i is actuated vto risolto its 'normal elevated position, it eots`to'siiifingthe bell-crank-'lcver 74 on its4 ivot'el lnoimtiig in such manner that a 1t qrwerlswingiing movement is impnted vto the einlr erm 7 'I for producing wpnrtiel r'otation'ofthe "spndle'TS. A corre spon ing'partiirlrt'oton is communicated thronghthe'ratclityrheel 8l and the awl 82 1.0 nhetrmy 69 wherebyfth hitter isp-,a vencen to present the `next succeeding unoccupied pocket 47 oth'e 'egg-reoeirngped 72 in position for reci-vin vthe next egg delivered th1-ough-the chute:v `6`.

It will be nmniles't that the various eggs containedt in aserils in the pockets 47 indy" be lreadily identified esA the product ol ce1'- tain liens 'thrtiglr the identifyingnumbers which afpp'oarl incertain order orse'ries, npon successive paid-'out lengths of the tope 49.

The doors 18 prefe'rbly have associ'ted therewith moons whereby the forcible opening thereof by'u. hen which has not deposited on egg in the nest 'may be positively prevented,"it bein intended that if such Vhen is relossd at ',l, it. must 4loe by wey of the entrance doors -9 whiclifniiry be swung outward by outwardly directed force applied thereto.4 The ineens herein disclosed con.- prises a ln't'ch 83Y pivotd upon n suitable support7 as 84, in on opening,-1r 85 rovided in the top oi the casing Seid atcb normallyr stands with one leg 83% in u position over hanging the upper edges of the doors 18. A forwardly extending leg 83" directly nnderles the end portion of @horizontally disposed spring-wire member 86 which is rigidly supported at its opposite end, as by a riiret'S?. A: r'od 8 8 attached to said Wire has its lower end directed through the flange Gb of'thenest and hns `o. `nut vS9 located on its lower end at e spaced distance from said fringe when the nesi occupies its elevated position. Thus, the 'initial downward more ment 'o-f v'the 'nest is permitted without ten sich being' piaeed on the rod 8S. When1 lion-eroi, the nest is pemntted co drop following the deposit of nn egg,v as aforesaid, tension is applied to seid rod whereby the wire S6 sprung downwind for 'tipping the latch 83 to a position in which it is withdrawn from holding relation 'tosaid doors.

Access to the interior olf.' the casing l. as for, the removal eggs from the evgreoeiver, or for adjnsunem or repair of t e enclosed mechanism, is had through on opening,l 9() provided in the side of sind casing. suitable doort as Ul, is normally disposed in closing :elution to seid opening. seid door as herein shown bein mounted at one side upon e pivot-pin 95j carried by the easing, and' herman lug- 93 at its opposite side reivsbn bbind n keeper 94.

What is claimed lsl. )L trspncst comprising n nest compartment, horizontally swinging entrance end exit doors in the walls of sind compartment, n. vertically shifteljle nest forming the botf tom of Suid compartment, and ineens controlled by shifting movements 'of seid nest whereby said doors are actuated to open and close in n predetermined order.

2.` A. trepnest comprising 'e nest compmtnient, ent-rence und exit doors in the 'wel-ls of seid compartment, means associated with each door normally 'tending'to swing the latter from open to closed position, :L vertically Shiftable nest forming 'the bottom of seid 'compmtment, ineens normally supportinfrseid nest in` :Ln elevated position 1n whio the entrance doors are held o en by said nestsuid nest beine' adapted to lie depressed by the Weight of n ien entering thereon to u point "pernnttingsnid entrance doors to close, means Iactuatef'l by 'deposit of an avg in said nest to permit further depression or said nest to e 'point wherein the latter octuxrtes the'exit doors to open, und ineens actuated by the hen departing through said exit doors whereby Said nestfsnpporting means nre caused to elevate seid nest to n point wherein the entrance doors ere actuated to open and the exit doors are permitted to close.

' 3. AL trepnest comprising n nest compartment, entrance doors in the woll of Said conlp'nrtlnont, n. vertically slliflnble nest form ingr the bottoni oF smid compartment, :i sec ond compnltznent :nljoiningl Suid nest coni port-nient, exit doors controlling communiontion between said compartments, each of said doors having associated therewith euto` nintcclosing moans, said nest hein(r adopted in its elevated position to render the closing,lr means' for the entrance doors inoperative, seid nest being depressiblo under the weight of e lien to e point perxnittirg said entrance- Gli infimes door-closingv means to operate, means ar:- tuated by deposit ot` an egg in said nest wherebyfurther depression of said nest oc- -cursnuder the Weight of said ben, said nest ment, a vertically shi'ttable nest jformingthe bottoni of said' compartment, means nor- 'lnally supportlng said nest 1n elevated position, entrance doors in a wall of said compartmentaud `arranged to be held open when the nest occupies its elevated position, means acting to close said doors when said nest is depressed, said'nestbeing deprsible .under the Weght'of a hen, means limiting the extent of initial depression of said `nest, a sec ond compartment"adjoining said nest compartment, normally closed exit doors controling communication betweenA said comparth ments nicolas'actuated'by deposit ci anegg in said nest Whereby'said movement limitingi means is caused to permitfurtllerdepression ofthe nest under the weight of the hen, means whereby said further depression of the nest actuates said exit doors'to open, means actuated by a hen traversing the second compartment whereby the nestsupporting means are caused to return the nest to its elevated position, and means whereby such elevation of the nest effects actuation of' the entrance doors to open position and the exit doorsto closed position.

5. A trapnest comprising a nest compartment, a vertically shiftable nest :forming the bottom of said compartment, means normally supporting said nest in elevated position, outrance doors in a wall of said com pertinent and. arrange/dto be held open when the nest occupies its elevated. position, means acting to close saiddoors when said nest is depressed, said nest being dcpressible under the Weight of a hen, 'ring-pressed means limiting theextent of initial depression of said nest, a second compartmentJ adjoining; said nest com artment, normally closed exit doors control communication between said compartments, means actuated by deposit of an egg in said nest whereby said movement limiting means is shifted against the tension of: its spx-ino; to permit 'further depression Vof the nest under the weight of the hen, means whereby such 'Further depression of the nest actuates said exit doors to open, means actuated by a hen traversing the second compartment whereby the nest supporting means are caused to return the nest to its elevated position, means whereby such elevation of the nest elfects actuation of the entrance 1001s to open position and thecxit floors to closed position, and a pocketcd vreceiver for ldeposited eggs.

(i. A trapnest comprising a nest con-apart ment, a vertically shiftable nest forming iihe'bottom o' said compartment, means normally supporting said nest in elevated position, entrance doors in awall of said compartment and arranged to be' held open when the nest occupies its elevated position, means acting to close said doors when 4said nest is depressed, said nest being deprcssible under the Weight of a hen` means limiting,r the cxtent of' initial depression of said nest, a second compartment adjoining,r said nest compartn'icnt, normally closed exit doors controlling communication between said compartments, means actuated by deposit of an egg in said nest whereby said movement limiting means is caused to permit further depression of the neet vunder the weight oft e hen, means whereby such further depression of, the nest actuates said exit doors to open, means ,actuated by a `hen traversing the secondI compartment i-rhereby `the 4nest-su'pp'orting means are-caused to return the nest to its elevatedV ositon, means whereby Such elevation ofttae nest effects actuation-oie the entrance doors to open position and the exitdoors vto closed position, andfmcansfinclu'din e. -shiftable tape located withinsaid secon y compartment whereby imprints are' recorded by hens equipped with foot-carried identification markers as they traverse said compartment.

7. A trapnest comprising a nest compartment, a vertically shir'table nest forming the bottom of said compartment, means nor :nelly supporting said nest in elevated position, entrance doors in a wall of said compartment and arranged to be held open. when the nest occupies its elevated position, means acting to close said doors when said nest is depressed, said nest being dopressiblc luider the weight of a hen, .mennelimitiniir the extent of initial depression of said nest, a second compartment adjoining said nest compartment, normally closed exit doors controlling communication between said compartments, means actuated by deposit of an egg in said nest whereby said movement limitingI means is caused to permit further depression of the nest under the weight of the hen, means whereby such further depression of the nest'actuates said exit doors to open, means actuated by a hen traversing the Second compartment whereby the nestsupporting means are caused to return the nest to its elevated position, means whereby such elevation of the nest effects actuation of the entrance doors to open position and the exit doors to closed position, an inkling pad located within. said second compartment,

a sbiftable tape located rearward of said pad, and means for automatically advancing said tape.

8. A trapnest comprising a nest compartment, a vertically shitable nest forming the bottom of said com artment, means normally supporting sai nest in elevated position, entrance doors in a wall of said compartment and arranged to be held open when the nest occupies its elevated position, means acting to close said doors when said nest is depressed, said nest being depressible under the weight' of a hen, means limiting the extent of initial depression of said nest. a second compartment adjoining said nest compartment, normally closed exit doors controlling communication between said compartments, means actuated by deposit of an e in said nest whereby said movement limiting means is caused to permit further depression of the nest under the weight of the hen, means whereby such further depression of the nest actuates said exit doors to open, means actuated by a hen traversing the second compartment whereby the nestsupporting mea-ns areA caused to retin-n the nest to its elevated position, means whereby such elevation of the nest elects actuation of the entrance doors to open position and the exit doors to closed' position, an inking pad located' within said second compartment a shiftable tape located rearvvarrlI of said pad, and means operatedby nest-elevating a'ctuati'on .of the n estfsupporting means whereby'aaid tape is advanced.

9. trapnest comprising a vertically shiftable nest.r means normally supporting said nest in elevated position, and means controlling ingress to and egress from said nest, said controlling means being shiftable with movements of said nest` said nest being initially depressible under the weight of a hen, being further depressible under said weight following de osit of an eg and being returnable to its e evated position by a hen following departure of the latter therefrom.

10. A trapnest comprising a vertically shiftable nest` means normally supporting said nest in elevated position, means controlling i ress to and egress from said nest, said contiiling means being shiftable with movements of said nest, said supportin,f r means having a pivotcd arrangement and being adapted to permit initial depression of said nest under the weight of a hen, to permit further depression of said nest folowing the deposit of an egg, and being adapted to be actuated to return said nest to its elevated osition by the weight of thc hen imposed t ereon following departure of the latter from the nest.

In testimony whereof, I aix my signature in presence of two subscribing witmesses.

WILLIAM C. KISNER.

Witnesses:

H. E. DUNLAP, M. T; MANION. 

